SPOIL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French espuille, from espuiller Date: 14th century 1. plunder taken from an enemy in war or from a victim in robbery ; loot , public offices made the property of a successful party, something valuable or desirable gained through special effort or opportunism or in return for a favor, 2. spoliation , plundering, the act of damaging ; harm , impairment, an object of plundering ; prey , earth and rock excavated or dredged, an object damaged or flawed in the making, Synonyms: see: ~ II. verb (~ed; also ~t; ~ing) see: spill Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. de~ , strip , pillage , rob , to seize by force, 3. to damage seriously ; ruin , to impair the quality or effect of , 4. to impair the disposition or character of by overindulgence or excessive praise, to pamper excessively ; coddle , intransitive verb to practice plunder and robbery, to lose valuable or useful qualities usually as a result of decay , to have an eager desire , see: decay ~able adjective